Former world champion and Olympic gold medalist Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach.  He was 55. CBS affiliate WTVR reports that a driver hit the Virginia native Sunday night around 10:04 at the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road, according to police investigating the  crash. […]

Reports confirmed the death of North Carolina-based poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou this morning. She was 86 and had been experiencing health issues. Dr. Maya Angelou, a Winston-Salem resident who was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement, has died.   Angelou, a Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, was […]

source: http://www.thebellereport.net – Sheila Belle A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation” has died after being bitten by a snake during a weekend church service in Kentucky. Jamie Coots was handling a rattlesnake at his Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro when he was bitten […]

A Goldsboro man has become the first person to die from the West Nile Virus in NC in 7 years. West Nile virus is typically transmitted by mosquitoes The wife of  Howard West, 84, says he was probabaly bitten by mosquitoes while tending to his tomato plants.   DHHS officials recommend the following precautions to eliminate potential […]

Condolenses and prayers go out to the Haddon Family on the loss of their mother and mother-in-law.

Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio, died on Sunday night.